Anna Barbara Tamisiea

On the 20th day of October 2019, Anna Barbara Tamisiea, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at the age of 79.

She was born August 9, 1940, in Omaha NE, to Theodore and Anna Rupp, and into a family including 8 other brothers and sisters. She graduated from Omaha South High School, and went on to live in Sarasota, FL and Nashville, TN, while singing and entertaining with country music acts, including the Tommy Overstreet Band. She returned to the Midwest, where she worked as an accountant for Peat Marwick now KPMG in Omaha NE. Later she worked with the Bellevue Public Schools. She married Robert Tamisiea Sr. in 1979, and raised two sons, Robert II and Theodore.

While being a full-time farm wife, she also enjoyed sharing her talents with all she loved around her. She was a talented musician, evidenced not only by her touring career, but also by her enthusiastic performance with a banjo, one of her many instrumental talents, and the occasional yodeling lesson, particularly loved by her grandchildren. She was also an avid crafter, making a wide variety of stitches, covers, and blankets for her loved ones. She will forever be remembered for her remarkably quick wit, and her eternal love for her children and grandchildren.

Anna was preceded in death by her father, Theodore, and mother, Anna, as well as by her three brothers (Arthur, Donald, Robert) and five sisters (Dorothy Jane, Arlene, BettyAnnStark, Shirley Bowen, Elenor Schiro). She is survived by her husband, Robert Sr., and Sons Robert II (fiancé Amanda) and Theodore (Katie), as well as a stepdaughter Betsy (Kevin). She is also survived by six grandchildren (Avarie, Maren, Sienna, Allison, John, Natalie) and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Funeral Service is Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at St Mark Lutheran Church, 1821 N. 90th Street, Omaha, NE. Interment will be in Frazier Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to St. Mark Lutheran Church.